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Gibson—Getty—McClure Families
Papers, 1777-1926. ca. 2,500 items.
Contains the papers of Gen. George W. Getty (1819-1901),
Inspector General, Army of the Potomac—official correspondence
from the War Department concerning commissions, orders,
and other routine affairs; a report on the capture of the
Confederate battery at Hill's Point, Va., Apr. 20, 1863; information
on Gen. B. F. Butler's Fort Fisher expedition; postwar correspondence
on the reinvestigation of the Fitz-John Porter case;
and an extract from the diary of Hazard Stevens, Apr. 2, 1865,
concerning the Appomattox Campaign. Correspondents include
Adelbert Ames, Ambrose E. Burnside, and John G. Foster. Also
includes the papers of Col. Charles McClure (1838-1902),
USV.
Finding aid available.
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Giddings, George H. (b. 1823) Col., CSA
Papers, 1846-1955. 2 items.
Memoir, 1846-1902, published serially by Charles M.
Barnes in the San Antonio Express, May-June 1902, concerning
Giddings' service as a Confederate agent in Mexico, skirmishes
with Federal troops near Brownsville, Tex., and his
claim to membership in Lincoln's Cabinet. Also, a memorandum
by B. F. Dixon, Sept. 1, 1955.
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Giddings, Joshua Reed (1795-1864)
Papers, 1839-99. ca. 900 items.
Two letters from Gen. John C. Fremont to U.S. Representative
George W. Julian, Wheeling, W. Va., Apr. 2 and 21,
1862, concerning Union sentiment in West Virginia, Fremont's
desire for reinforcements, and an appointment in the Medical
Department; letter from Capt. Benjamin Price (Excelsior
Brigade) to Julian, Falmouth, Va., Mar. 29, 1863, criticizing
Union officers, advocating complete subjugation of the Confederacy,
and outlining Price's own military career; and a military
pass.
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Gilbert, Cass (1859-1934)
Papers, 1841-1961. ca. 9,000 items.
Includes a letter by C. C. Gilbert, in camp near Springfield,
Mo., July 15, 1861, concerning the consolidation and disposition
of the frontier garrisons, the organization of troops in Missouri
under Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and the generalship of George
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